The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-20


Ever thus peacefully
Look from the west.
Eyes that are watching
Care upon thee
Eyes that are weary
Waiting for me;
Joy Of tie wanderer,
Dvermore shine:
Smiling. ! gaze on thee
Smile thou on mine.
See special Offering reward for pocket
book lost.
See notice Of bunch Of keys lost in our
special column.
A large quantity Of oranges from the
Halifax country, from the Indian River,
and from along the st. Johns River, are
being shipped daily to the Florida Fruit
Exchange.
There b nothing 20 pleasing to . prin-
ter - . rush Of work, and the printers
in our job department are in the very
best of humor, and are turning out
quantities Of the very finest printing.
Mr.. E. g. Rafferty, has . pair Of the
''cutese" little ponies ever seen in Pa
latka. They make . splendid team,
and can travel about a fast a. most Of
the large horses In town.
Pat Kane and Joe Manucy have con-
solidated their transfer teams, and will
hereafter conduct the business a. part
ners instead Of opponents, under the
name Of Manucy's Transfer.
A number OF our neighbors of Pa
latka Heights are engaged in the COM
mendab1e work Of clearing up and beau
tifying their places. Some Of the yards
and groves are very attractive.
Yesterday four Italians, with their
trick bears, drew considerable crowds
on the streets to witness the performance
OF the beasts. The loud-mouthed leader
Of the crowd succeeded in getting a
great many nickels from the crowd.
A young man by the name Of Queen,
who 10 night Waterman at the j.. 7. &
X. w. Railway, discovered three men
trying to rob . freight car. He made an
attempt to arrest them. when the rob-
bers attacked him and cut several ugly
gashes on his bead. Mr.. Queen shot at
the robbers several times, but without ef-
feet, and the robbers made cd their es-
cape.
Messrs. J. F. Speck & Son have a new
and IN attractive advertisement this
morning al their extensive jewelry es-
Enlistment. They are receiving new
goods almost daily, and are making =
speciality Of serviceable, cheap clocks.
Ths repair department. 10 given special
and personal attention, and C me very
fine work b being turned ont. Read
their advertisement. - ~
Mr.. Isaac Franks, representing the firm
OF h. b Clafin & Co, Of New York. has
bought Of Mr. w. J. Vinegar, assignee.
the entire stock a. Mr.. L. Falk, Tor which
he paid 81 900. He has not decided just
what he viii do with the good - yet.
Mr.. Franks b . young. shrswA business
man, and the intsrest Of his ilrm = nos
likely to suffer ut hi hands. He il .
guest Of the Putnam House.
Deputy Sheriff Perry yesterday arrest
ed I.aac Garner, charged with carrying
concealed weapons. He waived exsmi-
nation and gave bonds In the sum Of q
for his appearance ~ the next term Of the
Circuit Court. He also arrested Cherry
White, . colored woman, Who was mixed
mp in . chicken sc1ape. She was tried
before . jury In the County Court. who,
after herring tie evidence, brought in a
verdict Of scquittal.
Tho City council, ut its meeting Tues
night, authorized Alderman Lane to
purchass . fire alarm bell, IN improve
msns that has been long needed in Pa
latka. Mr.. Lane viii oeder the bell i'm
mediately, and - it will be here in .
few days, The question arissa, where h
the bsss paaos 70 hang it1 The city, un-
like almost every other similar corpora
ton in this country, owns no buildings
of its own in the business part Of town,
and il il is placed In the center OF the
city IL viii 90 on the top Of some pri-
vate bui.ding. Or would IL Be better
idea to erect N iron tower for the bell.
ny ct the junction Of Lemon and Front
streets, or Lemon and Fra streets? The
bell should b hung where it would be